Trumpton | Uncyclopedia | Fandom powered by Wikia left For those without comedic tastes, the so-called experts at Wikipedia have an article about Trumpton . Trumptonshire was the smallest county of England , being only 1 mile in diameter and 16 inches high. UDI (Unilateral Declaration of Independence) was proclaimed in 1958 though only Libya , Zimbabwe and Button Moon recognised the break-away entity. The United Kingdom government protested the action to the United Nations but failed to reassert its claim on the county due to Trumptonshire's tiny size and it being stuck in the early 1920s – like Llandudno. Since then Trumpton has established high level diplomatic relations with Legoland , Disneyland , Hogwarts , the Vatican and Monaco . Trumpton has retained its own currency, the Monopoly Dollar and all bank accounts are held in Liechtenstein to avoid tax. Since UDI the county has split into 3 self-governing areas based around the major towns: Trumptonshire Major, centred on the historic county town of Trumpton, the Camberwick Green Autonomous Region and the People’s Republic of Chigley.

An application by Pogles' Wood to join Trumpton were rejected in a referendum because of the fear that the Pogles would move their tree into the more upmarket Camberwick Green and open the door for the Fairies to dance and prance around in daylight. In the late 1960s the BBC began filming a documentary series based in Trumptonshire, but the bitter enmity between the regions soon became apparent and it was swiftly decided to make three series over a number of years, illustrating their differences in culture, and vastly contrasting forms of government. Contents edit Modern use The character Windy Miller appeared in September 2005 along with some other Camberwick Green characters in commercials for Quaker Oats on UK television following their escape on the Underground Railroad. Episode five of the second series of the BBC's Life on Mars features a recreation of the opening of Camberwick Green, with a puppet of the show's main character, Sam Tyler, emerging from the gimp box and despairing over his colleague, Gene Hunt, who can be seen in puppet form "kicking in a nonce " at the end.

This later leads to Sam to threaten Hunt, telling him to "Stay out of Camberwick Green!". It emerges that Sam is tripping after being accidentally overdosed in his hospital bed. edit Trumpton Trust a trendy French director to jump on a fire engine themed bandwagon. Francois Truffaut 's 'homage' to Trumpton with his film Farenheit 451 . The second series, filmed in Trumptonshire Major, first aired in 1967. Each episode began with a shot of Trumpton Town Hall Clock, "telling the time, steadily, sensibly; telling the time for Trumpton". Failure to be able to tell the time steadily and sensibly was an offense punishable by death, a possible contributory factor to the falling enrollment numbers at local primary schools. Uniquely in world history, Trumptonshire Major is governed by the fire brigade (Pyrocracy) - though this organisation had clearly become more militaristic since its disastrous intervention in the Camberwick Green – Chigley war of 1966 when a disagreement about the lyrics to a cheerful song saw a high body count.

Captain Flack's roll-call was recited in every episode: "Pugh! Pugh! Barney McGrew! Cuthbert! Dribble! Cock!” They are continually being called out to put down bread riots and break strikes; but to Captain Flack's annoyance, never attend an actual fire. However, this doesn't stop the Fire Brigade absent-mindedly getting out the fire hose each time and receiving a rebuke from Captain Flack ("No, no! Not the hose! We’re not allowed to beat civilians with rubber-hose any more, the Canadian Government will cut off development aid."). The Pyrocracy of Trumptonshire Major. Other characters to feature in the Trumptonshire Major series were Mayor Marion Barry, Mr Troop the Town Simpleton, Chippy Minton the extortionist and his apprentice son, Nobbs, Mrs. Cobbit the “exotic herbalist”, Miss Lovelace the 'plasticine prostitute' and her trio of performing dogs, and Mr. Platt the roach-maker. Since the series first screened interest in fire brigade governments has escalated leading to the position of Emeritus Professor of Pyrocracy being established at Cambridge University.

Occasional updates have drawn the attention of the public to the sad fate of many much-loved characters: the Mayor is believed to have been consumed by cannibals on a diplomatic mission to Papua New Guinea, Mr Troop died in a tragic toast accident, while Chippy Minton is believed to have been murdered by Nobbs and is thought to make up part of one of the supports to the Trumpton Memorial Bridge. Both Mrs Cobbit and Mr Platt were killed for beardlessness by the Taliban on a buying trip to Afghanistan ; Miss Lovelace was first imprisoned for lewd behavior in Toytown and late died of distemper. More happily, the fire brigade, who played out each episode, scored a major world hit with their “Orchestral Kraftwerk ” album and toured with Led Zeppelin until being snorted by John Bonham. Mayor Marion Barry Scores more crack. On the right is Bradley Wiggins when he was living in Trumpton as a bicycle repair man. edit Appearances in popular culture The series has led to other emergency services in the United Kingdom using the term 'Trumpton' as a generic term for the Fire Brigade (e.g.

"Here come Trumpton" to mean "The fire brigade have arrived"). This is based on the jealous assumption that the fire-brigade sit on their arses most of the day and do nothing while the police and ambulance service are out helping the public. This overlooks the inconvenient truth that the police do not help he public as they are too busy trying to convict them of motoring offenses. The show was referenced by the cult 1980s indie band Half Man Half Biscuit in their 1986 song "The Trumpton Riots" which accurately described the civil unrest during the yoghurt-miners strike. Later put down with the help of the Soup Dragoons. In the UK in the early 1990s there were several dance music tracks based on the series. A Trip To Trumpton by Urban Hype which was based on the original Trumpton music by Freddie Phillips with heavy use of Trumpton fire-brigade band samples was perhaps the best, whilst “Deepthroat Miss Lovelace” by the Barney McGrew Five was undoubtedly the crudest and most popular .

edit Chigley The happy proletariat dance to celebrate colectivisation of the cheese harvest.The Chigley Workers Red Army look on approvingly. Lord Bell-End initiated Hives into the 3 inches high club. Chigley was the centre of the industrial region of the original county of Trumptonshire and as such it is perhaps unsurprising that it is governed by a workers’ Soviet. However in the 1980s, Trumpton de-industrialised and recycled many of its redundant workforce into miniature sexual services' call centres. The rest dress up to entertain tourists. Unlike the previous two series, however, characters from other regions appeared regularly in “Chigley” following a skilfully negotiated detente between Chigley and Camberwick Green, which was achieved without losing the good-will of Trumptonshire Major. As such Camberwick Green’s Windy Miller and the Trumpton Fire-brigade were revisited in the 1970 series.

Notable new characters include Mr Swallow of Gobbler's Wharf, Mr Cresswell, owner of Cresswell's Chigley Hasheesh factory, Harry Farthing, a man of discontinued monetary worth and his daughter Whimper. Also featuring were Lord Bell-End of Whankstead Hall and his butler Hives. A former oppressor of the working class in Chigley, Lord Bell-End is now a 'red aristocrat' and fully supports the changed political system. He works for the people and is paid nothing to operate what was once his own private railway on behalf of the proletariat. Each week Lord Bell-End and Hives could usually be seen rushing to someone's assistance in their vintage steam train Bessie, singing: "Time flies by when I'm the driver of a train, and I ride on the footplate, there and back again, under bridges, over bridges to our destination, collectivizing farmland and seizing all the grain for the Chigley Soviet...".

At the end of each episode and Lord Bell-End was obliged to invite everyone to the gardens of Whankstead Hall after the 6 o'clock whistle which sounded the end of the day's work at the local Hasheesh factory and the beginning of compulsory study of the works of Karl Marx . Lord Bell-End played his vintage Street organ while the peasants provided unconvincing, forced folk-dance routines. Trumpton,Camberwick Green,Trumptonshire,Windy Miller,Pugh Pugh Barney McGrew-Life On Mars Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley. Introduction These were 3 seperate,but inter-connected,animated BBC tv series designed for pre-school children. First broadcast in the Beeb's famous "Watch With Mother" lunchtime slot between 1966 and 1969. And still being shown on NickleOdeon and available,digitally restored,on both dvd and Blu Ray. Each series title was a seperate location within the fictional English county of Trumptonshire. There were no talking animals,mythical beings or magical forces at work here. Just normal people going about their normal,everyday business.

But never mundane,as each 15 minute episode threw up a new mini crisis,which was always met head-on with a cheerful "can do" attitude and frequent bouts of song Forget C.G.I. This was a world created with the use of actual models & sets,combined with the life-giving powers of stop motion animation. Giving pleasure to millions of kids over the years,whilst achieving a lasting place in many an adult subconscious.With characters like Windy Miller and the Trumpton Firemen now enjoying cult status. And this site is a celebration of their impact -both then and now A chance to relive some memories and to sort your Pugh's from your Barney McGrew's. And if it raises the odd smile along the way then so much the better. Jay. Email on News page This is a non-commercial reference site purely designed to enlighten and enthuse.And clearly all rights remain with those concerned. On the other hand,all rights to inherit the earth remain with those of a happy,kind and selfless disposition. And my thanks to Trumptonshire for reminding us. Welcome !

Camberwick Green is 50: Here are 14 of Trumptonshire's most memorable moments | Metro News James Baldock for Metro.co.uk Sunday 3 Jan 2016 9:00 am You won’t believe it, but it’s been fifty years since the picturesque county of Trumptonshire first appeared on our screens. Spawning three stop-motion series – Camberwick Green (1966), Trumpton (1967) and Chigley (1969) – and a host of classic characters such as Dr Mopp, Lord Belborough and the Trumpton Fire Brigade, the programmes were the brainchild of Gordon Murray, with songs by Freddie Phillips and Alison Prince, and narration by the legendary Brian Cant. Purely for the sake of nostalgia, here are some of the highlights – and one or two imitations. MORE: Lost Camberwick Green episodes create Twitter glee ahead of comeback 1. Windy Miller lives dangerously Few characters from the village of Camberwick Green are as iconic as Windy Miller, but it’s a miracle he survived beyond the opening episode. Here he is, playing chicken with the windmill sails. 2.

The Humpety Bumpety Army Truck The soldiers at Pippin Fort were a familiar sight around Camberwick Green, their presence useful in the event of a plague outbreak or a zombie apocalypse (neither of which happened, unfortunately). Watch for the moment at 0:43 where they come perilously close to running over Mrs Dingle the postmistress. 3. Brackett the Butler Equally at home in a butler’s uniform or set of overalls, the stately Brackett was always ready to answer the phone at Lord Belborough’s impressive mansion. Fact: the line ‘Slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannon ball’ in Oasis’ Champagne Supernova was inspired by this very scene. 4. Windy Miller gets drunk I swear we’re not making this up: Windy overdoes it on the homemade cider and then feels a bit ‘sleepy’. Thankfully when Mickey Murphy turns up he seems to be miraculously sober, which is an advantage of being made out of plastic sponge. 5. Whose Baby Is It Anyway?

In a vintage episode of improvisational comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Josie Lawrence and Tony Slattery redub a confrontation between Mickey Murphy the baker and Mrs Honeyman, with hilarious consequences. 6. The Trumpton Firemen Let’s make this clear: it’s Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew. Not Hugh. They’re twins. They’re also the most unhurried firemen in the whole of South England. 7. The Six O’Clock Whistle The biscuit factory at Chigley did a roaring trade, and every day concluded with the six o’clock whistle, whereupon the workers would troop outside to have a bit of a dance. All these years later I still have no idea why, although I’m sure this happened on The Simpsons once. 8. Peter the Postman dances Because every postman dances before he delivers the mail. 9. Half Man Half Biscuit sing ‘Time Flies By’ There have been many musical tributes to Trumptonshire over the years, but this must rank among the very greatest. (Be warned that there are drug references in this song, so if you’re reading this with kids looking over your shoulder, send them out of the room.) 10.

Mayor’s Hat In which the chronically over resourced Trumpton fire station dispatches a seven-man crew to complete the perilous task of rescuing the Mayor’s hat from a tree. This done, they all take the afternoon off in order to perform a concert on the bandstand, just like they do every day. ‘Fortunately,’ Trumptonshire Web explains, ‘there were no fires in the afternoons, but then there were no fires in the mornings either’. 11. Mr Dagenham, the Salesman Smooth-talking, sharply-dressed Mr Dagenham demonstrates the many uses of a helicopter, with nearly fatal consequences. The 1960s didn’t get any more exciting than this. 12. Spitting Image – Camberwick Greenbelt The 1980s Conservative Government start on their urban development plans in earnest – except, as it turns out, where their own neighbourhoods are concerned. Nearly thirty years old, but still relevant. 13. Chippy Minton the Carpenter’s song In which Chippy proudly declares ‘I’ve had my tools for many long years / They’re all good friends to me’. We’re not sniggering. Honest. 14.

Nick Fisher, Bill Poster Extraordinaire Sure, they have a fire engine. But CAN THEY PUT UP A POSTER? Camberwick Green - Childrens TV | Jedi's Paradise Camberwick Green Camberwick Green is a 60’s children’s TV animated show narrated by Brian Cant. It started in a unique way that kept the children watching the title sequence and the credits. You see there is a clown and he turns a handle slowly to reveal the title of the show and its creators. It sounds simple, but I know that I would sit there and watch the whole of these sequences just to see the clown turn the handle. Gordon Murray (click to see our interview with Gordon) was the creative genius for this series. He came up with the idea, wrote it and made the puppets. Supposedly years later, Gordon destroyed all the puppets. This was either to stop anyone making another series of the show or to clear out his house. Only 1 soldier boy remains in existence today. A young Brian Cant lent his voice to the show and what a voice. He had the right tone of voice for the show and made you think that the inhabitants didn't have a care in the world.

The songs he sang to accompany each episode will stay in your head forever, such as: "Riding along in a Bakers Van, a rackety tackety Bakers Van" Camberwick Green has one famous inhabitant - Windy Miller. The main reason he's famous is because of his death defying walks between the windmill sails, while they are turning. The sails come so close, but Windy isn't bothered and it's second nature bobbing in and out of them. He has even starred in his own TV commercials, with the latest being 'Oats So Simple' for Quaker Oats. Story Each episode began with the words: "Here is a box, a musical box. Wound up and ready to play. But this box can hide a secret inside. Can you guess what is in it today?" The camera then zoomed in on a clockwork musical box, which played a tune and rotated slowly. The top of the musical box would gradually open up and the character that we would centre on for this story would rise up from inside of it. From there we would be treated to a day in the life of that Camberwick Green resident.

Camberwick Green is a little village in the county of Trumptonshire. It is a nice sleepy village that likes to take life in the slow lane. Nothing much has changed there over the years, which is how they like it and the place has been frozen in time (apart from Farmer Bell's machinery). There are no advertising hoardings here and if the villagers think that this idyll is being threatened, then they rally together to fight any modern progress. It is so rooted in the past, that you have to do your shopping very quickly on a Saturday, as they close at 1pm and they have no Sunday opening here. Camberwick Green Characters Windy Miller At Colleys Mill works Windy Miller. As suggested by his name, he is the local Miller, who uses his windmill to grind corn into flour (in the old fashioned way). Windy has excellent timing. The reason I say this is because he keeps going in and out of the Mill and misses the windmill sails by centimetres. I think he should get a '10' for artistic merit.

But he does realise that everyone else hasn't got the same timing, so (most of the time) he conscientiously stops the windmill sail when guests arrive. He keeps all the corn in the granary, which is a little hut next to the windmill. He really does enjoy his job and loves the distinct sound of the windmill's sails going round. The windmill has been passed down to him over the generations, as his father and grandfather used to work it. In the past all the farmers used to bring Windy all their corn for him to grind, but times have changed and now most of them take it to the monster mechanical millers in town. Windy is firmly rooted in the old ways and when the wind drops, he believes that you have to whistle for the wind. Does he own a car? Oh No! For instead he gets around on his tricycle, which looks more like a small Penny Farthing bike, still he is environmentally friendly. From what I've seen, it looks like it works!. He is also into making homebrewed Cider. Its very strong and it can make you sleepy. Also he is a keen bird spotter.

He keeps Ducks, Hens, 2 Cows (one called Bess) and Bees. It all happens to Windy Miller. Once he had to do some maintenance to his Windmill and remove the sails. The boys from Pippin Fort helped to remove them, but were a bit rough with them. So when Mr Dagenham offered to put them back on with the help of his helicopter, Windy reluctantly accepted. Mr Dagenham was waiting for a signal from Windy when the sails were back in place, but Windy waved to Mary Murphy and he was whisked into the air on the end of a rope. Jonathon Bell He is a local farmer who still takes his corn to Windy Miller to get it ground into flour. But that is the only old fashioned thing that he does, as he has the most modern farm in Camberwick Green. He is very proud of his truck, which is the latest model and he has a Chicken Battery where the hen's lay thousands of eggs. Because of this, he is constantly teasing Windy about his old fashioned ways and that he should modernise. His Forklift Loader makes a wonderful noise.

One time he started to get worried why people in Camberwick Green were buying less and less eggs from him. He worried and worried about it, until he asked his customers why they were buying less. To his astonishment, he found out that Windy Miller had been selling them his Free Range Eggs. People liked the idea that the hens were free and happy. So Windy suggested that Farmer Bell should send his eggs to the packing station, it would be easier for Jonathon. He knew that he couldn't compete with Windy's Free Range eggs, so agreed to this (I'm sure its not that simple in real life!). His wife suffers from Rheumatism, which Dr Mopp treats, and he likes to treat his farm hands to Walnut Cakes. Yum! Mrs Honeyman She is always walking round carrying her baby, maybe she's a bit too protective. I'm sure she will have trouble trouble with the baby when it grows up. Her husband runs the Chemist Shop. She is the village gossip and will tell you everything that is going on around the area. She talks so fast, its surprising that she comes up for air. So because of this, it is advisable to never tell her a secret.

Maybe she likes talking to people so much because she is lonely? She does look after the baby all day and her husband is always working in the shop. One day she was so busy gossiping that she left her baby outside of the Post Office. When she got back to her baby, it was covered in spots. She rushed to the doctors only to find out it was red paint spots, from the Post Office which was being repainted. Not only that, but she forced her baby onto Captain Snort, so that she could go into the nearest town to buy a hat!! She's lucky she hasn't been reported for neglect! Even though Mrs Honeyman is the biggest gossip ever, she does have some uses. It is like she is the vocal newspaper for the area, so that everyone knows what is going on in Camberwick Green. Peter Hazel He is the postman of Camberwick Green and really enjoys his job. He can even be found dancing in the Post Office with Mrs Dingle (what would her husband say?). He especially likes delivering post to Mickey Murphy the Baker. I think its because he is hoping he'll get something in return.

Once, when delivering mail to Windy Miller; Windy started the windmill sails up, but little did they know that Peter's postbag was sitting next to one of the sails. Next thing you know, the postbag is going round and round on the sail. Mary and Paddy Murphy They are the children of Mickey Murphy, and they play together very well. On Saturdays, Paddy puts on his roller skates and zooms over to Thomas Tripp's Dairy, where he helps out with the deliveries. But there is one special delivery for Windy Miller, a special cake, pink icing with cherries on top. Windy is independent, but he doesn't like making cakes. Mrs Dingle She runs the Post Office and has a puppy called 'Packet'. Mrs Dingle likes to gossip, but isn't in the same league as Mrs Honeyman. Mr Carraway He owns the Fishmonger in the middle of Camberwick Green Village. Every Wednesday, half of the men in the village go out to the back of his shop, where a stream passes by and they all enjoy a spot of fishing.

He likes to get out in his van and visits his old friend Windy Miller, as he does get tired of the smell of fish. He likes to tell him stories about his Great Grandfather, who used to be the Captain of the finest steamship that sailed the seas - The Northern Prince. Windy has heard all the stories before, but likes to hear them all over again. He doesn't just tell these stories to Windy, but anyone that will listen to him. He is so good at talking to people and making things interesting, that he has been asked by Captain Snort to give the soldier boys their geography lessons. One of his most treasured possessions was a very large painting of The Northern Star, but it accidentally fell off his truck after he has just got it reframed. To his horror, a number of passing cars ran over it and ruined it. Before this had happened, Windy Miller had already begun making a wooden model of the ship and when it was ready, he presented it to Mr Carraway. He was delighted and forgot all his troubles about the painting (which was eventually fixed). Mickey Murphy He is the local Baker, who bake buns, cakes and pastries.

He is very busy on Saturdays, so on this day he makes lots of custard pies using the milk, Mr Tripp and his son delivers. Dr Mopp He is the local doctor who goes around wearing very large spectacles and a top hat, so looks quite eccentric. Dr Mopp doesn't stop there with his eccentricities, as he drives around in an extremely old car. So old, that it should really be in a museum, well it does have a number plate of 1901. He lives in a massive house, in fact its more like a mansion. Plus he's very keen bird spotter and photographer. He writes a lot of his letters on Sundays. Captain Snort He is in charge of Pippin Fort, which is a Military Academy for boys who want to be soldiers. He loves nothing more than having the soldiers on parade and checking that everything is spick-and-span. But each time he does this, there is always something that happens that interrupts them. He has got an enormous moustache.

Every Tuesday the boys are taken swimming and every Wednesday after parade he make the boys (Armitage, Featherby, Higgins, Hopwood, Lumley and Meek) do odd jobs for the people of Camberwick Green. He feels its good for them and the boys enjoy doing them. Once they're out of the way, he goes for a spot of fishing at Mr Carraway's. He's a bit of a softie really, he threw Sergeant Major Grout a party for his birthday and even got Mickey Murphy to bake a fantastic cake in the shape of a cannon (even if it was pink!). Sergeant Major Grout He is the Sergeant Major who put the soldiers through their paces, by putting them through constant drills, and loves shouting 'Attention' or 'Dismissed'. I wouldn't like to live close to Pippin Fort as they are always playing their bugles. He also helps out with the odd jobs on a Wednesday. Mr Crockett He runs the local garage, which repairs cars and has some petrol pumps. He even runs a breakdown service and goes out to people with his tow truck.

I'm not sure how he can run his business, as I've never seen anyone pay for the petrol (sounds like a great place to me!). I'm not sure I like how he resprays cars. Last time I saw him, he had a normal can of paint in his hand and he was using this to the paint the car (sounds dodgy to me!). PC McGarry He is Camberwick Green's local Policeman (number 452). He uses his police motorbike to get around, and it even has its own phone. Thomas Tripp He is Camberwick Green's Milkman and is Jonathan Bell's biggest customer. Once all the milk bottles got broken when Paddy Murphy was distracted by Tabitha the cat, while he was directing Mr Tripp in his milk float. Most people would have gone mad at Paddy, but Mr Tripp didn't, because he likes cats and could understand that Paddy didn't want the cat run over (can I work for him, he sounds really nice). But when he asked Farmer Bell for more milk he couldn't help him, as his milking machine was in for repairs.

Luckily Windy Miller could help with the milk from his two cows, so the village did get milk that day. I think that Windy could eventually take the business away from Farmer Bell if this continues. Roger Varley He is a Chimney Sweep, who zooms around on his motorbike and sidecar. He makes lots of mess while cleaning out the soot from the chimneys of peoples houses. Windy Miller thinks its lucky to touch the collar of a sweep. I'm sure he could be done for this nowadays. Mr Dagenham He is a salesman, who sells vacuum cleaners, cookers, television sets, radios, cars, bungalows, brushes, bicycles. Supposedly he could sell you anything. Farmer Bell gets all his farm machinery from him. Once he even tried to sell Captain Flack and Farmer Bell a helicopter!! Now I bet the commission on that would have been good, but alas they didn't buy one in the end. Like most salesman, he drives a flashy car. His one is a red sports car, but I'm sure he doesn't know that Mr Crockett touches up his car with normal paint (I'm surprised he hasn't noticed).

Camberwick Green Episodes Series 1 (1966) 1. Peter the Postman 2. Windy Miller 3. Mr. Crockett, the Garage Man 4. Dr. Mopp 5. Farmer Jonathon Bell 6. Captain Snort 7. Paddy Murphy 8. Roger Varley, the Sweep 9. Pc McGarry 10. Mr. Dagenham, the Salesman 11. Mr Carraway, the Fishmonger 12. Mickey Murphy, the Baker 13. Mrs. Honeyman and her Baby Camberwick Green Video Intro Camberwick Green T-Shirts - NONE Camberwick Green Blu-ray / DVD Blu-ray+DVD+Digital Copy (Region B + Region 2) (Europe) - Camberwick Green Blu-ray+DVD+Digital Region 1 DVD (USA) - NONE Camberwick Green Images (click to enlarge) © JedisParadise.com Camberwick Green Camberwick in glorious CamberColor........... The arrival of colour obviously added a fantastic new dimension to the whole experience.

It's debatable just how fondly it would be remembered without it.And there's absolutely no doubt we'd have seen and heard a lot less of it over the years. Of course,if you've only ever seen them in colour then it's maybe slightly hard to comprehend. But it must've been such a great eye-opener for any tot who straddled the changeover from black and white. A sort of slightly surreal moment with accompanying sensory overload -and actually a subject that they based a whole 1998 movie around called " PleasantVille " That 1st episode featured Peter Hazell,the Postman. But 12 other characters also emerged from the music box over the course of the series,and each episode was woven around them.And at such a tender age,the suspense of waiting to see who'd pop up each week was great. Simple,but very effective. The Peter Hazell episode is unique though because it also doubled as the original pilot episode. And it includes certain little touches that they obviously had a rethink about before filming the rest of the series. Examples being....... 1) The use of dancing to accompany the songs.

Aside from the biscuit factory dance at the end of every Chigley episode,Peter Hazell's twirl with Mrs Dingle proved to be the only other example.The Chigley footage was re-used 13 times,so the extra animating time could be justified. 2) The use of mouth movements. Lip-synching was avoided altogether of course because it was far too time-consuming.But they did start out using the odd isolated shot of an "open" mouth to reinforce surprise or an exclamation.And this actually lasted for the first 2 or 3 Camberwick episodes before being dropped (ie. some whistling in Windy's episode...Micky Murphy burning his hand etc Ok. Let's take a look at all the constituent parts of Camberwick Green ...... The Locations Before listing all the characters,I think it would be a good idea to put them into some sort of context first. So,this is the world they inhabit. Camberwick Green in the County of Trumptonshire.A small,country hamlet based around a village green. Well,I say "Green",but it's actually a large tree with a seat round it and a small (very small) bit of greenery.

But a proper village green would've probably meant extra demands on the animator's...imaging having to animate a cricket match maybe ? And this option provides a nice turning circle for the vehicles if nothing else ! All the houses are detached.Well,link-detached in the case of the Bakery and Fishmongers. And there's a real mish mash of architectural styles,with Doc Mopp's Georgian splendour sitting next to a Post Office which looks as though it's just dropped in from the Swiss Alps. Throughout the entire series we're never shown the whole Green in one shot. Very civilised shopping hours too :- 9 till 5 except half-day early closing at 1pm on Wednesdays & Saturdays.And closed all day Sundays ie.pretty much what shoppers would have experienced in the UK in 1966. The Green (as in Camberwick "Green") From left to right ie.the order they appear on screen ...... 1. The Murphy Family Bakery 2. Mr.Carraway's Fish Shop (Open in Pic 2 & Closed in 5) 3. Mrs.Dingle's Post Office & General Stores 4. Dr.Mopp's House / Surgery. 5.

The 'Green' around which they're located [with Carraway's shutter down] During it's 1965 production,2 seperate versions were actually filmed in tandem -one in b & w and one in colour. The producers knew it would initially be shown in b&w,but also realised that there'd be little or no call for b&w programmes in an era of colour. Which isn't the no-brainer you might think.As it meant extra costs onto an already very tight budget,with no knowledge when colour was actually going to be introduced and no guarantee the series would be successful enough for colour repeats to even be required. But a 50 year shelf life on tv,vhs,dvd and blu-ray proves just what a huge call it was to get right ! And never under-estimate just how important the choice of stop motion animation was too. Because the string puppetry alternative would've rendered it stillborn. As well as consigning it to a future as a rarely seen quaint curiousity.... .....that not even a colour version could rescue ! 2. 5. Interior shots of the above ?

This is the full extent of what's shown:- The Bakery 1a- This is the only area shown downstairs 1b- Paddy and Mary's bedroom. Only shown in one episode. The FishMongers. No interior shots. We never get past the threshold. The Post Office 3a-The shop & post office counter.And,as the hub of the village,it's not used as much as you might have thought. Doctor Mopp's House 4a- Downstairs room. Only shown in one episode. Other Locations outside the Green The Green is obviously the hub of activity. But there are other important locations of course. One of those cluster-type signposts pointing every whichway would be very handy for us navel-gazers to pinpoint exactly where they are.But in the absence of that we can only live off scraps like Mickey Murphy saying that Colley's Mill is "quite a long way" from his shop. Or the fact that son Paddy can rollerskate from there to the Dairy.And so on. And we're also not told where they are in relation to each other either. You'd have thought Gordon Murray would've paced it all out for us wouldn't you ?!

Anyhooo....here they are,in no particular order.And I've tried to select the widest/best views of them we're given. Top row,from left to right Colley's Mill ( Windy's home/workplace ) In addition to the Mill itself,we get 3 other constituent parts Pic 1 shows the "Granary" to the left .Pic 2 the Well to the right. And Pic 3 the "Cookhouse"-which is only ever seen in one episode and only from this angle,so we don't know where it is in relation to the other bits.And the reason there's only half of it on view is because it's shot from the other end to double up as Roger Varley's house -also only shown once And just for good measure,Windy's bit also appears to double as the back of the Bakery for one scene.Just as well a lot of houses have the same styles and paint colours of course or we'd be on the phone to continuity ! Either side of the Bakery and Doc Mopp's house ? Brief stretches of brick wall and open countryside.(see pic 4) Missing ? The Chemist's Shop.

Mrs.Honeyman was the wife of the Chemist,but we never actually saw the shop (or him for that matter). Presumably it's on the other side of the Green ? ie. the side we never see. 2nd row,from left to right Pippin Fort -home to Messrs Snort,Grout and the soldier boys. Farmer Bell's Farm And as a reminder of the time the series was filmed,2 typically ghastly bits of bland 60's minimalism ........ Mr.Crockett's Garage and Tripp's Dairy But at least it cut down on the model makers workload I suppose. The only interior shots we ever see of all those are a scene in Windy's cookhouse and one in Bell's milking parlour. Which is a pity. Because 2 things I always wished we'd been shown were:- 1) The Mill workings -some nice chunky machinery and suitably clunky sound effects would've gone down a treat. And, 2) A parade ground set inside the walls of Pippin Fort which meant we could've seen that great portcullis-type gate working.

And if they'd had the time and money,I'd like to think they may well have done just that. But the "get out" is that you can usually rely on a kid's imagination to fill in the gaps. Locations mentioned,but never actually shown. The first 2 are both courtesy of the Pippin Fort troupe. Incidentally,did anyone find it strange that they were described as "boys who want to be soldiers" and yet we see Private Lumley driving the baker's van in the Mickey Murphy episode ? Makes you wonder just how old they were supposed to be ? Anyhow,"Camberwick Common" is mentioned in one episode as a place where they "play their tracking games". And in another episode,we're told that "every tuesday after parade,the boys go to "the swimming pool".It's their favourite sport." Pity we didn't get to see the former but we were never going to get to see the latter now were we !

They must have had a giggle lobbing in that nugget.As a swimming pool packed full of people is enough to make any stop motion animator reach for the paracetemol Moving on from the Pippin Fort gang,there's a reference to "the packing station" by Windy in the Farmer Bell episode. Mentioned in relation to his egg production. But that's all we get on that. In Mrs Honeyman's episode,she assumes the presence of workmen on the Green is a prelude to the building of "an electricity sub station".Everyone's up in arms and rallies together to stop it,because we're told, ".....nobody wants the Green to be changed.They like it just the way it is". Fortunately,it's all been a misunderstanding and they're only there to install "a new drain" (hurrah) And the sub station ? Well we're told that it's going to go behind Crockett's Garage. So a brief look into some future development there but,miraculously,50 years later and....it's still exactly the same !

All of which goes to prove that Camberwick Green is the only part of Britain where phrases like 'green belt', 'conservation area' and 'S.S.S.I' actually mean something. Well,ok,maybe there and Postman Pat's Greendale ! And,lastly,there's "the Chemist's shop" which I mentioned further up the page.And which ends this segment. For all the Camberwick characters and their songs please go to the Camberwick Pt.2 page 1b Camberwick Green - Mr Crockett's Song - YouTube Camberwick Green - Mr Crockett's Song Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012 This is the piece Freddie Phillips wrote for Mr Crockett, the mechanic who own the garage on the Camberwick Road in the fictional county of Trumptonshire. Which was brought to life by the BBC and Gordon Murray in the sixties.

I have uploaded my tab to Songsterr Revealed: The real location of Trumpton | UK | News | Daily Express UK EXCLUSIVE: The REAL locations of Trumpton, Chigley and Camberwick Green REVEALED THEY were the places that enchanted generations of young children, but now we can finally reveal the REAL locations of Trumpton, Chigley and Camberwick Green. 11:01, Wed, Mar 30, 2016 | UPDATED: 15:52, Wed, Mar 30, 2016 PETER HENN The locations of Trumpton and Chigley and Camberwick have finally been revealed The influence for the show, launched in the 1970s, featuring a team of firemen, has been shrouded in mystery. But Express.co.uk has found strong evidence to suggest that Trumptonshire is based on a small corner of East Sussex. The villages of Plumpton Green, Chailey and Wivelsfield Green roughly match the description given by the show’s creator, Gordon Murray, in 1999.

Related articles He said: “Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley are representative of real locations which are one-and-a-half miles from each other in an equidistant triangle. There’s developments, too, but it’s still a place people like to live in Local farmer Tony Oliver "But their exact position must remain a mystery as disclosure could lead the actual places being inundated with tourists, something I couldn't bear to see happen.” And eagle-eyed fans of the BBC classics, which were originally shown in the 1960s and were repeated until the 1980s, have spotted the link between the locations there and the villages in the south of England. Chailey was originally called Chagley - meaning field of gorse - after the plant that grows in the area. PETER HENN Tony Oliver thinks he has finally unravelled the mystery And, crossing over between Chigley and Camberwick Green, the village has an old windmill on the top of Chailey Common. Heritage Mill, built in 1830, sits on top of Founders Hill, and is a smock mill with a roof that rotates so the sails meet the wind.

Local farmer Tony Oliver - who could possibly be the modern counterpart of Jonathan Bell - said things had changed in Chagley over the years. He said: “There are fewer people who work locally, and that does have an impact on the area. “There’s developments, too, but it’s still a place people like to live in.” The 73-year-old, who worked as a lecturer in Brighton before taking up farming, also served as chairman of the village parish councillor and as a member of Lewes District Council during the 1980s is also currently the Steward to the Lord, Court and Manor of Balneath. He added: “Agriculture in the area is not what it was, it’s harder for people. “It was the foot and mouth epidemic that really hurt people around here, it was hard for people.” PETER HENN The actual green at Wivelsfield Green Chailey also has an arts group and a bonfire society. The man who is the most likely counterpart of the Mayor of Trumpton, Plumpton Parish Council chairman Reg Stone, denied being such. He said: “I think it’s a bit wrong to say I’m a mayor, really.

“I think the man who wrote the shows used to live near here, so that’s where the names come from. “Plumpton is a very pleasant rural village. “The biggest thing I’ve been involved in in my time on the council has been the level crossing by the railway station.” PETER HENN Mr Murray himself compared the Bluebell Line railway, to Lord Belborough’s private track And - in an echo of the show’s narrator, Brian Cant - there’s even a Cants Lane in nearby Burgess Hill. One of the most notable features of Chigley - the last instalment of the trilogy, was the steam railway line. Mr Murray himself compared the nearby Bluebell Line, a preserved steam railway, to Lord Belborough’s private track in the sleeve notes for a seven inch single released in the 60s. The line, which runs from Sheffield Park to East Grinstead, was reopened as Britain’s first heritage railway line in 1959. But it isn’t just the Trumptonshire Trilogy that has paid tribute to the line. The line was immortalised by the Reverend W. Awdry in the Thomas The Tank Engine series with Stepney the Bluebell Engine.

But there are, inevitably, some disappointments for fans of the shows. PETER HENN A map of the Chailey link walk Neither Plumpton, Chailey, or Wivelsfield Green have a fire station, so Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub have no modern, real life equivalents. And there is no police station for our equivalent of PC McGarry (number 452) while the likes of baker Mickey Murphy has nowhere to sell his wares in the three villages. But there is some hope for people aiming to match up the locations in the programmes with those in the real world. Plumpton is a village but in the show Trumpton is quite clearly a town. Furthermore, it is the county town of Trumptonshire. Plimpton, Wivelsfield Green and Chailey are all relatively close to Lewes,the county town of East Sussex. And with its medieval heritage and town clock one could genuinely argue that Lewes might just be the REAL Trumpton. Related articles

Question: In which county is Camberwick Green?
Answer: Trumptonshire